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CVE-2010-2791

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend...

5.0 MediumFix available

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Exploit likelihood

8.28%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Record
CVE-2010-2791
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Record
CVE-2010-2791
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2795 No score

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Record
EUVD-2010-2795
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2753-42q2-rqvx No score

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend...

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Record
GHSA-2753-42q2-rqvx
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2010-2791 5.0

CVE-2010-2791 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2010-2791
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Record
CVE-2010-2791
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2791 No score

mod_proxy in httpd in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.9, when running on Unix, does not close the backend connection if a timeout occurs when reading a response from a persistent connection, which allows remote attackers to obtain a potentially sensitive response intended for a different client in opportunistic circumstances via a normal HTTP request. NOTE: this is the same issue as CVE-2010-2068, but for a different OS and set of affected versions.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2791
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apache2
Debian:12
 before 2.2.9-10
2.2.9-10
apache2
Debian:13
 before 2.2.9-10
2.2.9-10
apache2
Debian:14
 before 2.2.9-10
2.2.9-10
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-manual
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
mod_ssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
1:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
httpd
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
httpd-manual
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
0:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
mod_ssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3
1:2.2.3-43.el5_5.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-2791 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Http Server, published August 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.28%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in apache2 2.2.9-10.

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